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07 Oct 2009 08:52

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Sports: Can’t touch this: M.C. Hammer helps a 49ers holdout

  • Ring the bell, school’s in sucka. San Francisco 49ers possible rookie Michael Crabtree still hasn’t signed, and we’re already in October. But he may have a killer negotiator, one who went bankrupt only to come back like a “Behind the Music” success story. M.C. Hammer, a friend of Crabtree’s agent, was (bizarrely) helping out. If we were the 49ers, we’d double our offer for Crabtree. source

25 Apr 2009 23:15

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Sports: Synopsis of the NFL’s draft day: Rife with surprises.

  • The Detroit Lions, sucky new logo and all, getting Georgia QB Matthew Stafford with the first pick? Duh. source
  • USC’s Mark Sanchez, fresh off a killer Rose Bowl, going to the Jets after a trade? Nobody saw that coming. source
  • Wide receiver Michael Crabtree, falling all the way to 10th, into the 49ers’ arms? Totally unexpected. source